Bottle filling device



May 12, 1953 o. B. HAGEN ET AL BOTTLE FILLING DEVICE Filed sept. 17, 1948 adapted torest Patented May 12, 1953 BQTTLELFILLINGIDEVICE Otto B.: Hagen, Wauwatosa, and Hugo J Miilthauf;y Milwaukee; Wis;

Appliationseptember 17, 194s; seria1No. .49,-71a. imams. (C1: v22e-16') The-present"..invention relates...to 4filling 'devices adapted Vfor. packing. olives, pickles,` and.. other articles .in orderlyarrangement in containers such as transparent glass bottles.

It hasheretofore been proposed to facilitate. the packing of. olives and the like in bottlesbyassembling ,the olives `in prearrangedgroups which v.are then .ntroducedinto the bottles.. However, such `proposals have not been. found successfuLand it is still common practicetoll olive bottles by the lrelatively slow, operation .oiiindividuallyf placing the. olives in the. bottles...

An- .object of .the presentinvention istoprovide an :improved .andeasily operated device. of .simple and .durable construction ,for neatly.. and..exped tiouslyllingbottles .with .olives and other. articles...V

Another object .is to yprovide abottlevlling, .device which can be readily adapted .oriiilingbottles-of diierent sizes.`

The .invention .further consists v.in the several featureshereinafter described and .claimed-.

y 11,1.the accompanying drawing,

Fig. l isaside elevation .otabottle `:fillingolevice constructed in accordance .with the. invention;

Fig.,y 2. is a .sectional .elevational .View of .the device .taken generally-.ontheline 2 5-2 of. Fig. 1;

Fig, 3ds a. fragmentarytop view .of therdevice;

Fig.,4..is.a transverse sectional viewtaken geni erallybnv .theline d-Lof Fig.d ,1;

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary sectionalview ofthe device..withy an inverted bottle telescoped thereover;

` Fig. 6 is a fragmentary sectional view showing the charge of olives in the raised inverted bottle,

and? f Fig. '7 is :a perspectiveviewof aadetachable head for theiilling device.

In'tlre drawing, Ill designates a metalbase .plate on 'a 'suitable support II Isuch as ablenoh' top ortable top'.v In some instancesthe base plate may be yscrewed or votherwise :rigidly v'secured to the support,the plate having. holes I 2 Vorxthis purpose; A'vertical 'guide rod. I3 .isrigidly 'securedftothe base plate, yas by ;a..screvvged.`

/connectiom'the rod having a locknut ;I41b`earing against a metal disk or washer' I5 Whichlmavbe rigidly attached'to the lbase plate. A' tubular frame member or standard member I6 coaxially surrounds the vertical guide rod in radially spaced relation thereto and has bottom flanges I1 detachably secured to the base plate by screws I8, the frame member being centered by the disk I5. A plurality of thin, resilient sheet metal fingers I9 (four being shown in the present instance) are secured, as .by rivets 20, or welding,

the .tubeforzr1-ing lingers I 9. :is .adaptedto receive .clearance for.

. to. the .-upper end, `oi the :.'tubular frame memben the lingers having. a curved cross-section.. and forming a. tubular vstructure.extending.above and coaxial .with theirame member. Arreciprocatory sleeveA A2 l .is .slidable..on .the guide rod I 3 and. has anopen upper end adaptedto receivethe central stem 22. of -a .detachable disk-like .head `2 3.. which looselyf fits in the tubeeformingngerassembly. An actuating pin or Astud2l extends laterally from the lower end. portion through avertical slot.25;iormedin the .tubular frame member.v A .detentmemberZ-G, such asia spring ball detent, iscarried. bythetubular frame member and is engageable'in Vany one .oafseries of shallow. grooves .21 .formed aboutthecsleeveto retain.. the sleeve in.` vertically. adjusted. :position If desired,v morethanonedetent mayberprovidd.

Atubular shell ,28..s1i1;1ably.T fits. .on the tubular member It: .and .ngers- I 9 andserves .to confine the ngers, the upper end ottheshellhavingan l annular fiange 29 adapted, ,to -form..af.rest-.for .an

inverted ollvesbbttle. Theltubular shellllais detachablyheld in its uppermost position, Shown in: Figs;` l andj 2, .by aiu-shapedospringclip 3l which .extends in .cross slots `32 formed .in opDOSite .sides of the shell and engages in cross notches33 formed. at oppositesides. of.. theftubnlarfrarne member i6fr The shell has formed. therein .a downwardly opening. verticalslot 34' t0l provide l thev sleeve-.actuatingepin .24..

A vertical post ..35 His .secured .to...the :base vplate .la at a .distance from thetubulanirame `member andcarries a-cross pin .35 onwhich. ahand-.lever 31 is'pivotally mounted atan intermediate point. One end of the lever ,iscOnnected-by .a.link.38..to

:they sleeve-actuating. pin .24, the'. link'beingfpivot- 'a1-ly.connected .to theflever byapivot screw. 39,

The lever also has. a. counterbalanei-ngvaction fon '.'Iheupwardly openingcylindrical spacewithn .successive ,layers .of .olives A .which are-.arranged u in some1 predetermined :orderly-pattern., the.. lowfingers to. .the .bottle .3D JI'thereafter is placed in inverted position over the fingers, as seen in Fig. 5, the charge of olives and the inverted bottle being later raised as seen in Fig. 6.

The fingers I9 and other parts of the device are formed of a durable non-corrosive material, such as stainless steel, to resist the action of the brine used in processing the olives.

In operation, the slidable sleeve 2| is raised .of Vthe .sleeveand projects by the hand lever 31 to bring the disk-like head 23 near the upper ends of the spring ngers I9 which latter are confined by the raised tubular shell 28, the shell being held in its raised position by the U-shaped spring clip 3|. The operator then places a layer of olives A on the head 23, the olives being neatly arranged in accordance with some predetermined pattern. Preferably, the olives are picked up individually by the fingers and placed in position. By way of example, the olives are here shown to be of the stuffed pimento type, and each layer consists of four olives 'with the stuffed end facing outwardly. As each layer is completed the head is moved downwardly a short distance against the restraining action of the detent 26, this movement being effected either by moving the lever 31 or by pushing downwardly on the previously deposited olives. The next layer of olives is then placed in position, and the operation is repeated until the desired number of olives is loaded in the device. By way of example, the olives in the successive layers are shown to be staggered, but various other arrangements may be provided. In some instances, as where each layer consists of rive olives, the load or charge may be completed by a single centrally placed olive, not shown, to hide the central open space. When the charge is completed, the bottle `3l is placed in inverted position with its rim I resting on the shell flange 29 and is pushed downwardly with the shell to the position shown in Fig. 5, the downward pressure releasing the spring retaining clip 3| from the notches 32 in the tubular member I6. The downward movement of the bottle brings the charge of olives and the spring fingers I9 within the bottle, the thin spring fingers I9 sliding along the inner Walls of the bottle and adapting themselves in any irregularities in these walls. The outer end of the lever i 31 is then pushed downwardly to raise the headcarrying sleeve 2|, pushing the charge of olives `upwardly and simultaneously raising the bottle above the spring ngers I9, as seen in Fig. 6.

Preferably, the shell 28 is also raised at this time to confine the spring fingers against undue expansion. The charge of olives in the inverted bottle is confined by the head 23 which is projected'above the lingers. The head 23 is then normally lifted from the upper end of the sleeve 2|, together with the iilled bottle, and the bottle is righted and set on the support whereupon l the head 23 is restored to the upper end of the sleeve 2| in readiness for another packing operation. The packed bottle is then in condition to be iilled with brine and sealed.

When bottles of larger diameter are to be filled, the finger-carrying tubular member I6 is replaced by a similar but larger member I6 (shown in broken lines in Fig. 2) which is centered by the base disk I 5, the substituted tubular memberI being provided with a corresponding slidable shell. The head 23 is also replaced by one of larger size. However, the original guide rod I3, sleeve 2 I, and post 35 remain on the base, and the same lever and linkage are used.

What we claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A container filling device, comprising a thinwalled tubular structure forming an upwardly opening article-loading space therein and adapted to receive an inverted container thereover; a member relatively reciprocable in said space in an axial direction; and an article-supporting head detachably mounted on the upper end of said member and forming a temporary closure for the filled inverted container when this container is removed from the tubular structure.

2. A container filling device, comprising an upstanding guide rod, a reciprocatory sleeve slidable on said rod, an article-supporting head detachably carried by the upper end of said sleeve, a frame including a thin-walled tubular structure surrounding said head and forming an upwardlyopening article-loading space therein and adapted to receive an inverted container thereover, said head being axially movable in said space, actuating means having an operative connection with said reciprocatory vsleeve for axially displacing said sleeve, and detent means carried by said frame and laterally engaging said sleeve for holding said sleeve at an adjustable elevation on said guide rod.

vtherein and adapted to receive an inverted container thereover, the upper end of said article support being axially movable in said space, and actuating means operatively connected with said support for reciprocating said support and for raising the lled inverted container from said tubular structure.

4. A container lling device, comprising a base, a tubular, longitudinally slotted frame member on said base having at its upper end a thin-Walled tubular structure forming an upwardly opening article-loading space therein and adapted to receive an inverted container thereover, a reciprocable article support movable axially in said space, guide means for said support carried by said base, and an actuating member secured to and projecting laterally from the lower portion of said support through said slotted frame member.

OTTO B. HAGEN. HUGOv J. MULTI-LAUF.

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